Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took oath as the 46th President and Vice President of the United States of America. Donald Trump didn't attend the inauguration event.
Harris is set to make history as the first woman, the first woman of color, and first person of South Asian descent to hold the vice presidency.
America's president Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony 'Celebrate America' saw a host of celebrities in attendance. Although the celebrations have been curtailed and certain restrictions have been imposed due to the raging coronavirus pandemic and security threats, many A-list names ensured their presence. Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez among many others joined in the festivities on January 20.
America is looking forward to the inauguration day of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, scheduled to take place on January 20. The inauguration ceremony of America's 46th President will be taking place almost 2 weeks after the Capitol Hill seige attempt by incumbent President Donald Trump supporters, who have always been of the opinion that the United States Presidential election 2020 was not conducted fairly.
Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is known for advocating women's rights and celebrates women's empowerment, lauded US vice president-elect, Kamala Harris, on Sunday as she made it to the cover of Vogue magazine.
Commenting on the certification, Trump said the decision "represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history."
The formal certification by the Joint Session came in the wee hours of Thursday. The Joint Session which resumed its meeting late Wednesday night after it was disrupted by hundreds of supporters of incumbent President Donald Trump who violently stormed the Capitol Hill.
Harris joins a growing number of elected officials and doctors who have received their coronavirus vaccines on camera to show Americans that the shots are safe.
The inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 20 will be a low-key affair restricted for the public, the organisers said, urging people to participate in the historic event from home in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been named by the prestigious TIME magazine as '2020 Person of the Year' for changing the American story, showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division and sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HCL Enterprise CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra have been named among the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes, a list topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the 10th year in a row.
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has named her Chief of Staff, Domestic Policy Advisor and National Security Advisor -- an all-women team -- which she said has the experience to hit the ground from day one.
Gates welcomed the recent 90 per cent efficacy results from Pfizer and Moderna. He is betting on AstraZeneca getting UK approval "not too long from now" and expects Novavax and Johnson and Johnson approvals to "come fairly early next year."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday and discussed the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region as the two leaders reiterated their firm commitment to strengthen their strategic bilateral relationship.
Harris, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian-American and Black woman Vice President in the US, extended greetings on the occasion of Diwali.
China on Friday shed its initial hesitation and congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris for their victory in the 2020 US presidential election, saying Beijing respects the choice of the American people.
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has assured Americans that there would be no increase in taxes for those having an annual income of less than USD 400,000. At the same time, Harris has insisted that in the Joe Biden administration, corporations and the wealthiest will finally be made to pay their fair share.
Kamala Harris’ win in the United States has overjoyed people in her grandfather’s hometown Thulasendrapuram in Tamil Nadu, where locals took to bursting firecrackers and offering prayers as they woke up to the news of Harris' win.
Sharing a picture of Preeta with Harris, the Bollywood veteran wrote in a long tweet posted in parts: "Heartiest congratulations! As the world is overjoyed with your @JoeBiden spectacular & most deserving win! Also we must not forget the desirable, elegant, wonderful, intelligent intellectual par excellence @KamalaHarris on her most expected win.
With the historic electoral win by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, her husband Douglas Emhoff also scripted history as he will be the first ‘Second Gentleman’ - the first male spouse of a vice president in the US when she takes the oath of office in January.
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